{"id":23981,"date":"2019-06-22T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=23981"},"modified":"2019-06-27T09:16:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T01:16:02","slug":"eigasai-2019-opens-with-a-unique-line-up-of-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2019\/06\/22\/eigasai-2019-opens-with-a-unique-line-up-of-films\/","title":{"rendered":"EIGASAI 2019 Opens With a Unique Line-Up of Films!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japan Foundation, Manila has released the line-up of films, guests, and special talks for this year&#8217;s Japanese Film Festival, popularly known as <strong>EIGASAI<\/strong>.\u00a0The 2019th edition\u00a0will run from <strong>July 3 to August 25, 2019<\/strong>, with 17 full-feature films for more than 135 screenings!<\/p>\n<p>EIGASAI continues the tradition of screening films to viewers of all ages and interests with varied themes and genre.\u00a0As a treat, this year&#8217;s film festival features\u00a0recent films released from 2016 to 2019, including <strong>The Tears of Malumpati<\/strong>, which is yet to be released in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24015\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigsai-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigsai-poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigsai-poster-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Expect a variety of film genres&#8212;romance, comedy, action\/adventure, horror, mystery, feature, historical dramas, and all-time favorite anime films to complete this year&#8217;s line-up!<\/p>\n<p>Download the official schedules for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manila<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-Robinsons-Abreeza-Ayala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cebu<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-Robinsons-Abreeza-Ayala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davao<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-SM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bacolod<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-SM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naga<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-SM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pangasinan<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI-sched-Robinsons-Abreeza-Ayala.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tacloban<\/a>\u00a0online.\u00a0These are subject to changes, please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/events-and-courses\/japanese-film-festival-eigasai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Foundation, Manila website<\/a> and Facebook for updates. Below is the schedule of screenings for Metro Manila:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23999\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway.jpg 582w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23998\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway1.jpg 583w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/EIGASAI-sched-Shang-CCP-UP-Gateway1-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Venues<\/h3>\n<p>All film screenings are\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong> on a first-come, first served basis,\u00a0<u>except<\/u>\u00a0screenings at the Red Carpet at the Shang Cinema 4.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Metro Manila:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RED CARPET AT THE SHANG, CINEMA 4, from July 3-14<\/strong><br \/>\nMain Wing, Shangri-La Plaza, EDSA Corner Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City<br \/>\n<strong>Php 100<\/strong> per screening. Tickets are available at the cinema ticket booth starting June 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CCP, CCP COMPLEX, CCP Little Theater &amp; Dream Theater from August 3 &amp; 9<\/strong><br \/>\nCCP Building, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Metro Manila<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UP FILM INSTITUTE, UP-DILIMAN, from August 14-17<\/strong><br \/>\nUPFI Media Center Building, Ylanan Ave., UP Diliman, Quezon City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GATEWAY CINEPLEX, CUBAO, from August 22-25<\/strong><br \/>\nGateway Mall, Araneta Coliseum Araneta Center, Quezon City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CEBU:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AYALA CENTER CEBU CINEMA,\u00a0from August 15-18<\/strong><br \/>\nCardinal Rosales Ave, Cebu City, Cebu<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAVAO:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cinema 1, Abreeza Mall Cinemas, from August 1-4<\/strong><br \/>\nAbreeza Davao Ayala Mall, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City<\/p>\n<h4>Other venues:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SM CITY BACOLOD CINEMA,\u00a0from July 25-28<\/strong><br \/>\nReclamation Area, Bacolod City<\/li>\n<li><strong>SM CITY NAGA CINEMA, from July 18-21<\/strong><br \/>\nCBD II Terminal, Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City<\/li>\n<li><strong>SM CITY ROSALES CINEMA, PANGASINAN, from August 8-11<\/strong><br \/>\nSM City Rosales, McArthur Highway, Carmen East, 2441 Rosales, Pangasinan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robinson\u2019s Movieworld, from July 18-21<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Highway, Marasbaras, Tacloban City, Leyte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can download the <a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/EIGASAI2019-Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">official flyer<\/a> for the movie details.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to know more about which movies will be screened this year:<\/p>\n<h3>Samurai Marathon<br \/>\nOpening Film<\/h3>\n<p>This year&#8217;s opening film, <strong>Samurai Marathon<\/strong>, is directed by Bernard Rose. It&#8217;s based on Akihiro Dobashi&#8217;s novel <em>Bakumatsu Marathon Samurai<\/em> about the Ansei Tooashi, known as Japan&#8217;s first marathon that is still celebrated annually to date.\u00a0The movie starts with the Annaka feudal lord holding a run across mountain roads as a drill for his samurai warriors. However, the central government views this as a rebellion and sends assassins to the castle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAMURAI MARATHON Trailer English Subtitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WN-olHN03qA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps<br \/>\nClosing Film<\/h3>\n<p>A couple in a troubled marriage has agreed to divorce once their daughter&#8217;s elementary school entrance exams are over. However, just before they rehearse for the family oral interview, they are informed\u00a0that their child drowned in a pool. The couple must now make a difficult choice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shoplifters - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9382rwoMiRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Shoplifters<br \/>\nSpecial Screening at UP Film Institute<\/h3>\n<p>A day-laborer father and his son shoplift with brilliant teamwork. One day, they bring home a girl shivering in the cold only to find out\u00a0later that the girl has been abused by her parents. The family continues to raise her as their own while a certain incident exposes the family&#8217;s secrets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yakiniku Dragon - Official Trailer | Japanese Film Festival 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RwaJqWsdmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Yakiniku Dragon<br \/>\nWith Director&#8217;s Talk on August 3 at CCP<\/h3>\n<p>Ethnic Korean Yong-gil runs a yakiniku barbecue restaurant in the slums on a government property. With wife, three daughters, and one son, he lives with bravado but is gradually bombarded by the tides of when Japan&#8217;s economy was booming.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24002\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/lying-to-mom-eigasai.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/lying-to-mom-eigasai.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/lying-to-mom-eigasai-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/lying-to-mom-eigasai-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Lying to Mom<br \/>\nWith Director&#8217;s Talk on August 16 &amp; 17 at UP Film Institute<\/h3>\n<p>Without warning, the Suzuki family&#8217;s eldest son takes his own life. The mother, Yuko, is so shocked that she loses her memory so for her sake, her husband and daughter decide to tell a once-in-a-lifetime lie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"527\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24001\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/malumpati-eigasai.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/malumpati-eigasai.png 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/malumpati-eigasai-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/malumpati-eigasai-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Tears of Malumpati<\/h3>\n<p>In Panay Island, Philippines, a project was started to help the villagers with\u00a0clean drinking water. Asuka, a Japanese volunteer student, realizes things are worse than expected. Labor is intensive, they lack funding, and the locals are hostile toward them. Despite this, a 5-year old girl, Amy,\u00a0befriends her through Origami.<\/p>\n<h3>Lu Over the Wall<\/h3>\n<p>This animated film follows a Middle school student, Kai, who ends up in a declining fishing town as a result of his parents&#8217; divorce. He is one day invited by a classmate to join their band where he meets Lu, a young mermaid.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lu over the Wall - Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GF74gwwVhI0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other films include <strong>The 8-Year Engagement<\/strong> by Takahisa Zeze, <strong>KAKEGURUI<\/strong> by Tsutomu Hanabusa, <strong>The Crimes that Bind<\/strong> by Katsuo Fukuzawa, <strong>Laughing Under the Clouds<\/strong> by Katsuyuki Motohiro, <strong>Mixed Doubles<\/strong> by Junichi Ishikawa, <strong>One Cut of the Dead<\/strong> by Shinichiro Ueda, <strong>Perfect World<\/strong> by Kenji Shibayama, <strong>Mirai<\/strong>, an animated film by Mamoru Hosoda,\u00a0and\u00a0special screenings of award-winning Japanese film director Hirokazu Tsutsumi: <strong>After the Storm<\/strong> and <strong>The Third Murder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24003\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigasai-2019.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigasai-2019.png 1000w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigasai-2019-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigasai-2019-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/eigasai-2019-290x290.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The opening week of this year&#8217;s EIGASAI features a performance by Shamisen player <strong>Keisho Ohno on July 4, 6 p.m. at the Gateway Mall and July 6, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Shangri-La Plaza<\/strong>.\u00a0His original composition, <em>Samurai<\/em>, is used as the theme song for the New Year marathon relay race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24095\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/keisho-ohno-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/keisho-ohno-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/keisho-ohno-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/keisho-ohno-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/06\/keisho-ohno.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other exciting events will soon be announced for this year&#8217;s exciting Japan Film Festival EIGASAI! Watch out or tell us in the comments below which films are you looking forward to!<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, visit\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/jfmo.org.ph\/events-and-courses\/japanese-film-festival-eigasai\/\" target=\"_blank\">JFM website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jfmanila\/\" target=\"_blank\">official Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0You may also contact\u00a0JFM at 02-811-6155 to 58, or email <a href=\"mailto:email@jfmo.org.ph\" target=\"_blank\">email@jfmo.org.ph<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>What:\u00a0<\/strong>Japanese Film Festival EIGASAI<br \/>\n<strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>July 3 to August 25, 2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Metro\u00a0Manila, Tacloban, Naga, Bacolod, Davao, Pangasinan, and Cebu<br \/>\n<strong>Facebook page: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eigasaiPH\/\" target=\"_blank\">eigasai PH<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jfmanila\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Japan Foundation, Manila<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: <\/strong>02-811-6155 to 58<br \/>\n<strong>Email:\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"mailto:email@jfmo.org.ph\" target=\"_blank\">mail@jfmo.org.ph<\/a><\/em><a href=\"mailto:philippineitalianassociation@gmail.com\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Ticket Information:<\/strong> All film screenings are\u00a0free on a first-come, first served basis,\u00a0<u>except<\/u>\u00a0screenings at the Red Carpet at the Shang Cinema 4 (Php 100)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019th edition of Japanese Film Festival, popularly known as EIGASAI, will run from June 3 to August 25, 2019, with 17 full-feature films for more than 135 screenings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,163],"tags":[301,5159,7946,7932,7947,7948,7949,6500,5160,5304,2481,6845,4333,1437,7931],"class_list":["post-23981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-festival","category-shangri-la-plaza","tag-ccp-complex","tag-eigasai","tag-eigasai-2019","tag-gateway-cineplex","tag-japan-film-festival-2019","tag-japan-film-festival-2019-lineup","tag-japan-film-festival-lineup-philippines","tag-japan-foundation-manila","tag-japanese-film-festival","tag-japanese-film-screenings","tag-japanese-films","tag-shangri-la-plaza-red-carpet","tag-the-japan-foundation","tag-the-japan-foundation-manila","tag-up-film-institute"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23981"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24096,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23981\/revisions\/24096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}